Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage (1937)

Run Time: 0h5m | Release: 31 Dec 1937

Production Countries: United States of America

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Overview:

The airship Hindenburg, arriving from Europe, was being led to its mooring at Lakehurst, New Jersey when suddenly disaster struck. The hydrogen-filled zeppelin ignited, and was almost instantly transformed into an enormous fireball. In less than a minute, the entire ship had been consumed by flames. The Hindenburg explosion marked the end of the budding airship travel industry.